Taxonomy Profile: Bradypus torquatus (Illiger 1811)

Bradypus torquatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Bradypus melanotis
Swainson 1835
Bradypus cristatus
Hamilton-Smith 1827
Bradypus crinitus
Gray 1850
Bradypus affinis
Gray 1850
Hemibradypus mareyi
Anthony 1907
Common Name(s):
Brazilian three-toed sloth []
Maned Three-toed Sloth []
Maned Sloth []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bradypus torquatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Pilosa
sloths |
anteaters |
Suborder : Folivora
sloths |
Family : Bradypodidae
Three-toed Sloths |
Genus : Bradypus
Species : Bradypus torquatus
Brazilian three-toed sloth |
Maned Three-toed Sloth |
Maned Sloth |
Bradypus torquatus Direct Children(s):
Bradypus torquatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Source(s):
Source:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program-03/01
Acquired:
2001-03-22
Notes:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gardner, Alfred L., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-01-01 / 2008-01-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of South America, Vol. 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
Page(s):
xx + 669
Publisher:
University of Chicaco Press
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-226-28240-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bradypus torquatus
Bradypus torquatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Bradypus torquatus: Comments
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Some authors believe erroneously that B. torquatus Illiger, 1811, is a nomen nudum and attribute the name to Desmarest (1816a)